Abstract
We investigated the species composition of structural timbers used in four traditional houses that were at least 100 years old in a rural village in the central Japanese snowbelt. Three or four species were used per house (five species in total). Beech, oak, and cedar, likely obtained from nearby forests, were used in all four houses. Beech, with a strong tolerance for bending forces, was used for beams and roof trusses, suggesting that there is a specific use of timbers according to woody species in heavy snowfall areas.
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